Egyptian star Mohamed Salah said after his side Liverpool reached the Champions League final at the expense of Villarreal on Tuesday that he wants to face the latter’s compatriot Real Madrid in the final to make up for the 2018 season defeat against the royal team. when he suffered a severe shoulder injury.
After Liverpool beat Villarreal again (2-0 and 3-2), Salah revealed the name of the team he prefers to face in the final between Real Madrid and Manchester City, the winner of the first leg 4-3, and they meet. today, Wednesday, in Madrid, the final card: “I would like to meet with Madrid. City are a strong team and we have faced them several times this season. But I prefer Madrid.
Salah, 29, was injured in the 2018 final when Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos dropped him, preventing him from finishing a match Liverpool lost 3-1, and thus naturally qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
And if he wanted revenge, Salah, who reached the final of the Champions League for the third time after 2018 and 2019 when he won the title, added to the British channel BT: “Because we lost the final. I would like to meet them face to face. again and hope to defeat them.”
As for the goals he scored before the start of this season, Salah, who has 30 goals and 15 assists in various competitions to his credit, contributed to being named the English Premier League Player of the Year again by the Sports Writers Association of England: “I always draw for I have goals before the start of the season and I have expectations. “Big for me, individually and collectively, and the last one is the most important. Before the start of the season I set myself a record of 40 goals and 10 or 15 assists.”
Liverpool are closer to achieving a historic quartet for an English club after winning the League Cup, reaching the Cup final against Chelsea, the Champions League final and leaving Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League with four games to go. .
